Objects in our solar system

The attractive force between objects is called....

• force

• Gravity

• inertia

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

Theory or Law???  Changes with new observations.

• Theory
• Law

An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a _________.

• hypothesis
• theory
• law
• question

Scientists form _________ hypothesis to answer questions.

• accurate

• short

• mathematical

• testable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a comet made of?

• ice

• rock and metal

• gas

• ice, rock, dust, and gases

Describe a comets origin and orbit.

• Between Mars and Jupiter, long-elliptical orbit
• Oort cloud or Kuiper belt, circular orbit similar to a planet
• Another galaxy, long-elliptical orbit
• Oort cloud or Kuiper belt, long elliptical orbit

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

They are sometimes called shooting stars

• interplanetary dust
• asteroids
• comets
• meteors

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite
• meteroid
• meteor

Which of these is NOT dwarf planet?

• Ceres

• Neptune

• Makemake

• Haumea